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W. FREDRIGKS & BROWN.

TOY REVOLVER.

Patented May 22" 1883.

INVENTOR m M? WITNESSES: Q I d. %4%% ATTORN UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

WILLIAM FEEDRIOKS AND AUGUSTUS BRO\VN, OF NEW YORK, N.

TOY REVOLVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, WILLIAM FRED- RICKS and Auousrus BRowN, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pneumatic Toy Revolvers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to an improved pneumatic revolver that is to be used by chil dren and others for throwing darts and other missiles; and the invention consists of the combination, with a supporting-frame having a 'main barrel at its front end and a rear extension-barrel in line therewith, of a flexible tube attached to'the extension-barrel and provided with a mouth-piece, and of a revolving cylinder having a number of chambers and mechanism whereby the chamber is rotated and one barrel after another thrown axially in line with the fixed main barrel and the extensionbarrel, so as to throw the darts placed in the chambers of the cylinders.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents aside elevation of ourimproved pneumatic revolver. Figs. 2 and 3 are detail vertical transverse sections of the same, respectively on lines as m and y y, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Our pneumatic revolver consists of a su porting-frame, A, of metal or other suitable material, which is provided with a handle, A, cast integral therewith. V

To the front part of the frame A is attached the main barrel B, and to the rear part a shorter extension-barrel, B, in line with the barrel B. To the extension-barrel B is applied a flexible tube, 0, having a mouth-piece, O. The frame A is further provided with revolving cylinder D, having a number of chambers, D, which turn on a spindle, D passed through a center sleeve of the cylinder and secured to frame A. Atrigger, E, serves to re volve the cylinder D by means ofa slide-piece, E, which is pivoted to the trigger E and guided along frame A.

The slide-piece E is provided with an inwardly-bent dog, 6, that engages a ratchetwheel, on the center sleeve of the revolv- Application filed Marchfll, 1883. (No model.)

ing cylinder D when the triggeris pulled back,

Patent No. 278,005, dated May 2?, 1883.

] so as to turn thereby the cylinder for apart of its revolution.

A spring, e is interposed between the bandle A and the trigger E, and serves to return the latter into normal position, together with the slide-piece E, ready for the next pull of the trigger and rotary motion of the cylinder D.

The barrels l) of the revolving cylinder D are supported by a center disli, D, that has as many notches at thelcircumterence as there are barrels D, said notches (1 being engaged by a spring-pawl, (1, whenever one of the barrels D has been set into line with the main and extension barrels B B by the action of the trigger E and slide-piece E. Thebarrels of the revolving cylinder D are charged with darts or other suitable missiles, and one barrel after the other brought by-the revolving mechanism into line with the fixed barrels B B. The darts are then thrown byblowing through the flexible tube 0 and barrels B B.

The fitting of the individual barrels D of the revolving cylinder D to the barrels B B is obtained by means of rubber sleeves 0 that are applied to both ends of the barrels D, said 7 5 sleeves projecting slightly beyond the edges of the barrels, so as to form contact with the ends of the barrels B B.

When the cylinder is charged, as many darts or other missiles as there are barrels may be successively hurled at a target, and thus a neat and entertaining revolver furnished for the use of children and grown people.

' Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination of a frame, A, having a fixed front barrel, B, and a rear extension-barrel, B, in line therewith, a flexible tube, O,'applied to the extension-barrel and having mouthpiece 0, a revolving cylinder, D, having barrels D, and means, substantially as described, whereby the cylinder is revolved and one bar- .rel after another is thrown into line with the pressed trigger E, pivoted slide-piece E, havp ing dog e,engaging a ratchet, e, secured to our invention we have signed our names in the center sleeve of the revolving cylinder D, presence of two subscribing witnesses.

and means for locking the revolxnng cylinder WILLIAMFREDRIOKS. to the frame A whenever it hzmel has been AUGUSTUS BROWN set into line with the main and extensionbarrels B B, substantially as and for the purpose \Vitnesse's: set forth. OTTO RIsoH,

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as SIDNEY MANN. 

